Discover Trinidad & Tobago 2016 — 25th Anniversary Edition
With our 2016 edition (our 27th), we celebrate 25 years of producing Discover Trinidad & Tobago. Published every year since 1991, Discover Trinidad & Tobago is aimed both at international visitors planning a trip to the islands – whether for an eco adventure, business trip, or beach holiday – and at local Trinbagonians looking to know and explore more about their native islands. Our comprehensive coverage of Trinidad and Tobago — from arts and culture to eco adventures, accommodation to sports, planning flights and transportation and more — can help anyone plan anything from a day trip or weekend escape, to a full-on an adventure holiday or leisurely vacation. It might take a lifetime to truly experience all that the islands have to offer, but at least we can show you where to start. For more: http://www.discovertnt.com • http://www.facebook.com/discovertnt
With our 2016 edition (our 27th), we celebrate 25 years of producing Discover Trinidad & Tobago. Published every year since 1991, Discover Trinidad & Tobago is aimed both at international visitors planning a trip to the islands – whether for an eco adventure, business trip, or beach holiday – and at local Trinbagonians looking to know and explore more about their native islands. Our comprehensive coverage of Trinidad and Tobago — from arts and culture to eco adventures, accommodation to sports, planning flights and transportation and more — can help anyone plan anything from a day trip or weekend escape, to a full-on an adventure holiday or leisurely vacation. It might take a lifetime to truly experience all that the islands have to offer, but at least we can show you where to start. For more: http://www.discovertnt.com • http://www.facebook.com/discovertnt
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t&t in a nutshell<br />
Capital<br />
National capital: Port of Spain<br />
<strong>Tobago</strong> capital: Scarborough<br />
Climate<br />
Tropical<br />
Dry season January–May, wet June–<br />
December<br />
The islands are just south of the main<br />
hurricane belt<br />
Temperature range: 72–95°F (22–<br />
35°C); average 83°F (29°C)<br />
Highest points<br />
<strong>Trinidad</strong>: El Cerro del Aripo<br />
(940m/3,085ft)<br />
<strong>Tobago</strong>: Main Ridge (549m/1,860ft)<br />
Location & coordinates<br />
Size<br />
11°N, 61°W<br />
<strong>Tobago</strong> and <strong>Trinidad</strong> are 33km (21<br />
miles) apart<br />
<strong>Trinidad</strong> is 10km (7 miles) from Venezuela<br />
at the nearest point<br />
<strong>Trinidad</strong>: 4,828km 2 (1,864 sq miles);<br />
105 x 80km (65 x 50 miles)<br />
<strong>Tobago</strong>: 300km 2 (116 sq miles); 48 x<br />
16km (30 x 10 miles)<br />
Time zone<br />
Atlantic Standard Time year-round<br />
(GMT/UTC -4, EST +1)<br />
Government<br />
<strong>Trinidad</strong> & <strong>Tobago</strong> is a parliamentary<br />
democracy; elections have been held<br />
regularly since self-government in 1956<br />
President: Anthony Carmona<br />
Prime Minister: Dr Keith Rowley<br />
Ruling party: the People’s National<br />
Movement (PNM)<br />
Official opposition: United National<br />
Congress (UNC)-led People’s Partnership<br />
coalition<br />
Opposition leader: Kamla Persad-Bissessar<br />
Off icial language<br />
English<br />
Population & demographics<br />
Population: 1.2–1.3 million (approx.<br />
50,000 in <strong>Tobago</strong>)<br />
Ethnicities: 35% are of Indian descent,<br />
34% of African descent, 23% mixed<br />
Religions: 22% are Roman Catholic,<br />
32% are Christians of other denominations<br />
(including<br />
Anglican), 18%<br />
are Hindu, 5% are<br />
Muslim<br />
Urban populations:<br />
Port of Spain<br />
37,000 (nearly<br />
600,000 between<br />
Chaguaramas and<br />
Arima); Chaguanas<br />
84,000; San<br />
Fernando 49,000;<br />
Scarborough<br />
17,000<br />
A bananaquit. Photo by Chris Anderson
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